Messerschmitt Me 262

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The Messerschmitt Me 262, nicknamed Schwalbe in fighter versions, or Sturmvogel in fighter-bomber versions, is a fighter aircraft and fighter-bomber that was designed and produced by the German aircraft manufacturer Messerschmitt. It was the world's first operational jet-powered fighter aircraft and one of two jet fighter aircraft types to see air-to-air combat in World War II, the other being the Heinkel He 162.

1944 — 1945  WikimediaWikidata
Me 262; Messerschmitt Me 262 Schwalbe
length 10.58 metre, 
bomber, first-generation jet fighter, military monoplane with 2 enginesland-based fighter monoplaneMesserschmitt, LuftwaffeGerman Reich

bomberFokker E.IKondor D 1Kondor D 2land-based fighter monoplaneMe 262A-1aMe 262B-1a/U1military monoplanePfalz D.VI


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  • Me 262A-1a
    1944 fighter aircraft model by Messerschmitt
  • Me 262B-1a/U1
    1945 night fighter aircraft model by Messerschmitt
Messerschmitt Me 262A at the National Museum of the United States Air ForceMesserschmitt Me 262A at the National Museum of the United States Air Force
Destroyed Junkers Ju 88 and a Messerschmitt Me 262 at Neuburg airfield, Germany, in May 1945 (342-FH-3A20618-57330AC)Destroyed Junkers Ju 88 and a Messerschmitt Me 262 at Neuburg airfield, Germany, in May 1945 (342-FH-3A20618-57330AC)
Me262cockpit colorMe262cockpit color
Samoloty mysliwskie. 1945 (73570135)Samoloty mysliwskie. 1945 (73570135)
Messerschmidt Me 262Messerschmidt Me 262
Messerschmitt Me 262 jet fighters at Rechlin-Lärz Airfield in 1944Messerschmitt Me 262 jet fighters at Rechlin-Lärz Airfield in 1944
U.S. Air Force.  1945U.S. Air Force. 1945
Abandoned Messerschmitt Me 262A a Junkers Ju 87D-3 at Innsbruck-Hötting, Austria, in May 1945 (342-FH-3A05040-58455AC)Abandoned Messerschmitt Me 262A a Junkers Ju 87D-3 at Innsbruck-Hötting, Austria, in May 1945 (342-FH-3A05040-58455AC)
Frankfurt Main Flughafen v Besucherterasse P1220370Frankfurt Main Flughafen v Besucherterasse P1220370
Messerschmitt Me 262 replica D-IMTT ILA 2012 03Messerschmitt Me 262 replica D-IMTT ILA 2012 03